Trade Rawls for a LT?

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Fade":30d1ujse said:
I would propose in week 8.

LT Bradley Sowell
2017 1st round Pick
2019 Conditional 1st round pick - Conditional on the Seahawks winning a Superbowl in '16, '17, or '18. If not it reverts to a 3rd round pick.

Bradley Sowell gives them a stop gap LT for the rest of the year, another 1st round pick to hasten their rebuild, and a good chance at another 1st rounder, at worst they get another 3rd rounder.

Seattle gets a premier LT in his thirties, at an affordable price for the next 2.5 years. 2016 -$5.18M, 2017 -$10M, 2018 -$10M.

THE BIG POINT
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If Seattle is going to spend a 1st rounder on a LT in the upcoming draft, you might as well spend it now on a known quantity in Joe Thomas. A 1st round LT in 2017 can't help you now, and there is no guarantee a rookie will be any good anyway. (See Tom Cable, and his track record with Offensive Tackles.)

As an additional note, and why it makes a lot of sense is Seattle has no major free agents in 2017 to spend cap on. C-Mike, Luke Willson, and the Kicker are their big Free Agents. Mike B, & Kam may get extensions this upcoming off-season, but that will lead to them having lower cap numbers in 2017, or at worst the same.

This is not a move that only helps the Seahawks for the rest of this year, but for the next 2.5 years. ('16-'17-'18.)

BOTTOM LINE
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This move fits under the salary cap. The only question is the Browns may be asking for a king's ransom, and Seattle are weighing / thinking they might be able to get away with Sowell at LT, and still win a Superbowl.

I agree with this except the problem is scheme. LT is not as complicated as many positions but it is still complicated...especially the way Cable runs the O-line.
 

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beastalamode":1fi6805u said:
Not necessarily with the browns, I just used them as an example. there's gotta be some team out there with a decent LT that would be interested in Rawls.
Teams don't trade 'decent LTs.' Maybe in EA Sports.

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HawKnPeppa":25ewqhw1 said:
beastalamode":25ewqhw1 said:
Not necessarily with the browns, I just used them as an example. there's gotta be some team out there with a decent LT that would be interested in Rawls.
Teams don't trade 'decent LTs.' Maybe in EA Sports.

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In 2013 the Jags traded one of their cornerstone players LT Eugene Monroe to the Baltimore Ravens.

It happens when a team is really bad, and they are in full re-build mode. Like the Browns currently as an example.
 

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I like it, but I don't want to give up on Rawls. I think we should give them Collins and a seventh, but only if they agree to pay part of Thomas' salary.
 

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CANHawk":3kxk76sc said:
Lol. Maybe if we add some magic beans or something...

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Or magic water. It heals high ankle and MCL sprains.
 

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beastalamode":3kjrh0lc said:
I'm thinking maybe the browns might bite if we packaged him with a 2nd rounder. Joe Thomas is the piece that makes us the super bowl fave. :irishdrinkers: :irishdrinkers:

No instead the Hawks should trade their LT for a healer and fix Rawls' leg. Or they can wait.
 

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Michael is signed through this year. So you trade Rawls and you have what after this year at RB?
 

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beastalamode":bsigqb0p said:
there's gotta be some team out there with a decent LT that would be interested in Rawls.

Umm, no, there doesn't. There isn't a team on the planet that would have the slightest interest in trading a quality and healthy LT for a RB with a broken leg and a bionic ankle.

Never mind the fact that the Hawks don't have the cap space to take on Joe Thomas' $8.3M salary.
 

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Rawls for Cam Newton. Then we would have our back up QB.

Rawls for Antonio Brown. We can always use more pedestrians.

Rawls for AP...... Even trade since both are hurt.

Rawls for Watt. Invest in the future.

Rawls for Hardy. We could use the distraction.

Rawls for Matt Hasselbeck. Why not?
 

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Sowell didn't look that bad against the Jets. Give him some more time.
 

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MontanaHawk05":ox6yozwg said:
Sowell didn't look that bad against the Jets. Give him some more time.

Overall I felt that the line did quite well against the Jets. Russ had a clear pocket to throw from a good portion of plays.
 
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